Unauthorized 1040 Amendment Filed May 2023 - Refund Frozen Since March - IRS Shows "No Tax Return Filed"
I just found out my taxes were amended and I never requested it. Someone filed an amendment without my permission and now my refund is delayed. I'm beyond frustrated with this whole situation. I checked my IRS account transcript today and discovered that on May 27, 2023, there's a transaction code 977 "Amended return filed" in my account. I NEVER filed an amendment! There's also a code 971 from the same date showing "Amended tax return or claim forwarded for processing." What's even more concerning is that there's a code 810 from March 10, 2023 showing "Refund freeze" for $0.00. My account transcript shows a balance of $0.00 with no accrued interest or penalties as of June 20, 2023. My tracking number shown is 43277-550-06373-3, and this is for my 2022 tax return where I filed as Head of Household. Interestingly, it says "RETURN NOT PRESENT FOR THIS ACCOUNT" under some of the sections, and at the top it shows "No tax return filed" despite the amended return codes. Has anyone dealt with this type of tax identity theft before? I'm really worried that someone has stolen my information and is trying to claim a fraudulent refund. Should I call the IRS identity theft hotline? Visit a local office? File a police report? Any idea on the timeline for resolution on something like this? Will they automatically investigate or do I need to be proactive? I filed my legitimate return months ago and was expecting my refund, but now everything is delayed and I don't know what's happening.
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Dylan Evans
Tax professional here. This sounds like potential identity theft. You need to: 1) Contact the IRS identity theft department immediately 2) File Form 14039 (Identity Theft Affidavit) 3) Pull your credit reports 4) File a police report. Average resolution time is 180 days but could be longer depending on complexity.
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Fatima Al-Mansour
omg 180 days?! 😭 this is insane
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Dylan Evans
Unfortunately yes. The IRS is still dealing with massive backlogs from covid plus staffing shortages.
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Sofia Gomez
Hey, I was in the same boat last year. The best thing I did was use taxr.ai - it analyzed my transcript and showed me exactly what was happening and when I could expect resolution. It costs $4.99 but saved me months of anxiety and guesswork. Here's the link: https://taxr.ai
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StormChaser
is it legit? seems to good to be true tbh 🤔
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Sofia Gomez
100% legit! It uses AI to read your transcript and explains everything in plain english. Showed me exactly why my refund was delayed and gave me steps to fix it.
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Dmitry Petrov
ur gonna need to contact a tax advocate asap. the irs hotline is useless rn
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Ava Williams
Check your transcript for code 971. That'll tell you if theres fraud investigation going on.
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Fatima Al-Mansour
where do i even find that? the transcripts are like reading hieroglyphics 😫
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Sofia Gomez
This is exactly why taxr.ai is so helpful - it translates all those codes and explains what's actually happening!
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Miguel Castro
Had this happen in 2022. Took 9 months to resolve. Good luck fam 🙏
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Zainab Ibrahim
Document EVERYTHING. Save all communications. You might need them later.
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Fatima Al-Mansour
good idea, starting a folder rn
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